61. And unto (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve
Allah, ye have no other God save Him. He brought you forth from the earth and
hath made you dwell in it, so ask forgiveness of Him then turn unto Him
repentant. Lo! my Lord is Nigh, Responsive.

‘Ansha-‘a – (He brought you forth), it is past tense,
origin of which is nasha-‘un, it means “to grow, to germinate, to rise,
to set in”. ‘In-shaa-‘un means “to cause to grow, to raise, to bring
into being”.

‘Ista’-mara – (settled, made a place habitable and
populous, colonized), it is also past tense from the word ‘isti’-maara.
Origin of this word is ‘amrun, which means “to inhabit, to dwell, to be
peopled. ‘Ista’maara has been derived from the same word. ‘Ista’-mara
means “made you dwell in the villages and taught you “how to live altogether,
co-operating with one another”.

From the people of Thamud, Allah Almighty appointed Salih
(peace be upon him) as His Prophet. He (peace be upon him) said to the people
of his tribe: there should be no Worshipped (God) of you save Allah Almighty.
He is, Who brought you forth from the particles of the earth. Then you should
ask forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him in all matters. He is Lord of mine and
yours, is the Nearest, hears of every individual and Replies properly.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman
Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by PaakCompany, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to
English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/awXzK0PPd1Q